Third Woman Pleads Guilty In Murder Of Rockland County Woman, 80

Police in Rockland County are investigating the murder of Peggy Nadell, 81. (Credit CBS 2)Police in Rockland County are investigating the murder of Peggy Nadell, 81. (Credit CBS 2)

NEW CITY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP) — A third woman admitted her part Thursday in the killing of an activist from Rockland County – leaving only the victim’s daughter-in-law in Florida fighting charges.

The Rockland County District Attorney’s office said Andrea Benson of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty Thursday to second-degree murder and will be sentenced to 20 years in prison. She has been charged with first-degree murder.